Since I now had my new fancy rolling cart I was storing my sharpie markers in some terracotta pots that I just happened to have laying around….
I wasn’t diggin all of the random crazy colors going on in the room, so I figured painting these pots would tone things down a bit. I seemed to be leaning towards more neutral/natural colors in this room so I decided to go with a dark green that would match my newly purchased trash can…
I got this guy at JoAnn Fabrics for $3 in their clearance section, plus I had a gift card. No money outta my pocket!
So I dumped my markers out and wiped down the pots with a rag…
As you can see they are the usual rust color that you see on most terracotta pots. I grabbed some green paints that I thought should make the color I was going for…
I got to mixing until I had a color that was comparable to the color on my trash can. From there I just started painting…
I didn’t paint the inside completely because I had a different plan for that part…
I thought it would be fun to put a neon yellowish-green inside the pots. So I mixed up another color and started painting the interior of the pots…
I was definitely loving the bright pop of color! I then waited for the pots to dry then threw my sharpies back in…
Oooo la la! I love that the neon green sneaks through in between the markers.
While I was at it I grabbed a couple terracotta plates from the store to put under my plants that were currently living in my office. They were much needed since when I watered them they leaked a bit on the desk. They have been currently sitting with paper towel under them. I decided it was time to fix the issue. So while I had all of my paints out I just painted the plates to match the pots they would go under…
Yay! No more leaking. Here is the office now…